Growth of Greenland Ice Sheet: Measurement
Measurements of ice-sheet elevation change by satellite altimetry show that the Greenland surface elevation south of 72° north latitude is increasing. The vertical velocity of the surface is 0.20 ± 0.06 meters per year from measured changes in surface elevations at 5906 intersections between Geosat...
Published in: | Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1989
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.246.4937.1587 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.246.4937.1587 |
Summary: | Measurements of ice-sheet elevation change by satellite altimetry show that the Greenland surface elevation south of 72° north latitude is increasing. The vertical velocity of the surface is 0.20 ± 0.06 meters per year from measured changes in surface elevations at 5906 intersections between Geosat paths in 1985 and Seasat in 1978, and 0.28 ± 0.02 meters per year from 256,694 intersections of Geosat paths during a 548-day period of 1985 to 1986. |
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